{"id":95755,"date":"2014-08-21T10:30:13","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T14:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=95755"},"modified":"2014-08-29T09:26:48","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T13:26:48","slug":"in-case-you-missed-it-summer-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/08\/in-case-you-missed-it-summer-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case You Missed It \u2013 Summer 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On campus and around the world, the UConn beat goes on 365 days a year. Here&#8217;s a chance to catch up with some highlights you may have missed this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bsJhIgN2AV0\" target=\"_blank\">Embracing the Dog Days: UConn Summer Session<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>University News<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 15px;clear: both;float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-95422 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"An artist's rendering of the future Innovation Partnership Building to be located at the UConn Technology Park.\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-275x275.jpg 275w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/TechPark_pmbstudio-128x128.jpg 128w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 107px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 107\/107;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/uconn-trustees-approve-funding-for-first-tech-park-building-road-extension\/\">UConn Trustees Approve Funding for First Tech Park Building<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/uconn-hartford-moving-from-vision-to-reality\/\">UConn Hartford Moving from Vision to Reality<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/major-projects-to-benefit-students-at-uconn-campuses-around-state\/\">Major Projects to Benefit Students at Campuses Around State<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/uconn-joins-folger-institute-consortium\/\">UConn Joins Folger Institute Consortium<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/bioscience-connecticut-2300-jobs-over-two-years\/\">BioScience Connecticut: 2,300 Jobs Over Two Years<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/former-social-work-dean-makes-1m-bequest-to-school\/\">Former Social Work Dean Makes $1M Bequest to School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Student Life<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 15px;clear: both;float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94760  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Emily McInerney '15 (CAHNR) takes air samples from wetland plots near the Kellogg Dairy Center on June 24, 2014. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"106\" height=\"106\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-275x275.jpg 275w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Wetlands140624a097-128x128.jpg 128w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 106px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 106\/106;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/uconn-ranked-1-for-gluten-free-dining-options\/\">UConn Ranked #1 for Gluten-free Options on Campus<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/four-uconn-students-receive-fulbright-awards-for-2014-15\/\">Four UConn Students Receive Fulbright Awards for 2014-15<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/an-autonomous-quadcopter-now-theres-an-idea\/\">An Autonomous Quadcopter \u2013 Now There\u2019s an IDEA!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/wetlands-good-or-bad-for-the-environment\/\">Studying Wetlands as a Producer of Greenhouse Gases<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/funky-dawgz-build-audience-for-nola-brass-band-music\/\">Funky Dawgz\u2019 Big Easy Path to Brass Band Music<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/uconn-students-to-help-build-time-capsule-to-mars\/\">UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 15px;clear: both;float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/calculator.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-95649  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/calculator-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"(istock photo)\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 105px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 105\/105;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/great-resume-too-bad-about-your-religion\/\">Great Resume, Too Bad About Your Religion<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/public-dollars-private-rules-the-charter-school-calculus\/\">Public Dollars, Private Rules: The Charter School Calculus<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/hate-speech-and-human-rights\/\">Hate Speech and Human Rights<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/05\/a-mathematical-approach-to-history\/\">A Mathematical Approach to History<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/regenerating-tropical-forests\/\">Regenerating Tropical Forests<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/migratory-birds-help-spread-plant-species-uconn-study\/\">Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/possible-breakthrough-in-battle-against-drug-resistant-diseases\/\">Possible Breakthrough in Battle Against Drug-Resistant Diseases<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/embryonic-stem-cells-offer-treatment-promise-for-multiple-sclerosis\/\">Embryonic Stem Cells Offer Treatment Promise for Multiple Sclerosis<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/older-cities-may-be-good-for-your-health\/\">Older Cities May Be Good for Your Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arts &amp; Humanities<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 15px;clear: both;float: right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-94878  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Khetanya Henderson '14 MFA, second from left, in a poster for &quot;Worlds Away Cirque du Soleil.&quot; (Courtesy of Khetanya Henderson)\" width=\"106\" height=\"106\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-275x275.jpg 275w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Henderson-Worlds-Away.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 106px) 100vw, 106px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 106px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 106\/106;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/08\/travel-website-names-uconn-art-gallery-to-top-10\/\">Travel Website Names UConn Art Gallery to \u2018Top10\u2019<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/a-dancers-journey-to-acting-on-stage\/\">A Dancer\u2019s Journey to Acting on Stage<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/07\/rocky-set-design-earns-tony-award-for-alum\/\">&#8216;Rocky&#8217; Set Design Earns Tony Award for Alum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/creating-art-with-the-ipad\/\">Creating Art with the iPad<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/blog\/2014\/06\/bringing-early-music-to-new-audiences\/\">Bringing Early Music to New Audiences<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A chance to catch up with what you may have missed this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":95422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,70],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[117],"class_list":["post-95755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-video"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-15 11:20:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95755"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95801,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95755\/revisions\/95801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/95422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95755"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=95755"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=95755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}